Direct Invest Stock Purchase and Ownership Plan – Verizon offers a direct stock purchase and share ownership plan. The plan allows current and new investors to purchase common stock and to reinvest the dividends toward the purchase of additional shares. To receive a Plan Prospectus and enrollment form, contact Computershare or visit their website.

eTree® Program – Worldwide, Verizon is acting to conserve natural resources in a variety of ways. Now we are proud to offer shareowners an opportunity to be environmentally responsible. By receiving links to proxy, annual report and shareowner materials online, you can help Verizon reduce the amount of materials we print and mail. As a thank you for choosing electronic delivery, Verizon will plant a tree on your behalf. It's fast and easy and you can change your electronic delivery options at any time. Sign up at www.eTree.com/verizon or call
800 631-2355 or 781 575-3994.

Equal Opportunity Policy
Verizon maintains a long-standing commitment to equal opportunity and valuing the diversity of its employees, suppliers and customers. Verizon is fully committed to a workplace free from discrimination and harassment for all persons, without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, military status, citizenship status, veteran status, disability or other protected classifications.

* This is an interactive electronic version of Verizon’s 2009 Annual Report to Shareowners, and it is intended to be complete and accurate.
The contents of this version are qualified in their entirety by reference to the printed version. A reproduction of the printed version is
available in PDF format on this website.